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By leaving Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata on the bench for the 1-1 Champions League draw at home to Barcelona on Tuesday, Antonio Conte made it clear he thinks the pair are short on quality. Lewandowski is an obvious upgrade on either of them.

There is the possibility of playing for Pep Guardiola again, working with the coach who signed him from Borussia Dortmund in 2014. At City, especially with Pep in charge, anything is possible.

Manchester United, pumping fortunes into the squad again to sign Alexis Sanchez in the January window, are another alternative.

Bayern Munich released a statement last summer warning potential suitors off their main striker

He wore Dortmund’s shirt when they reached the Wembley final in 2013, on the losing side when Arjen Robben charged through on goal to win it 2-1 in the 89th minute. A year later Lewandowski moved on a free to the Allianz Arena.

The German giants are already on notice, aware that their star striker is thinking about the challenges in English football.

They released a statement last summer, warning off potential suitors and reminding Lewandowski that he had only recently signed a new contract until 2021.

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He is one of Bayern’s greatest strikers, in the company of Rainer Ohlhauser, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Gerd Muller after helping them to three successive Bundesliga titles.

There is room for one more before he makes a final decision on his future but the prospect of playing in England is back on the agenda.